Summary: Ruth brings light into the customs of the time to help show the significance of Simon’s the host’s actions in this story and the contrast with the sinful woman’s actions. The forgiveness freely given to her is so longed for, as demonstrated by her act of devotion. The parable Jesus tells the Pharisees to show them their flawed thinking leads to their muted outrage as they question Jesus’ authority to forgive.

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As you can see we have fully entered into the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens Grow Wild challenge!

We have joined the UK‘s biggest ever wild flower campaign, helping to create over one million square metres of colour in 2016.

Supported by the Big Lottery Fund and led by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Grow Wild inspires communities, friends, neighbours and individuals across the UK to come together to transform local spaces, by sowing, growing and enjoying native wild flowers.

We’ll keep you updated with our progress and showing you what we hope will be stunning results!

Summary: Peter focuses on the setting of this passage at the Church in Corinth. Much like our modern society the Corinthians were individual centred, not God centred. Peter goes on to discuss how the gifts of wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miraculous powers, prophecy, distinguishing between spirits, speaking in different languages and interpretation of different languages are part of the working of God within us and becomes part of the blend of the body of Christ. The shape of the Church should reflect the way the spirit of God is moving in the congregation. What shape is the body of Christ today in Trinity church?